diff --git a/pkg/hintrunner/zero/hintcode.go b/pkg/hintrunner/zero/hintcode.go
index 01363f815..c0c27b896 100644
--- a/pkg/hintrunner/zero/hintcode.go
+++ b/pkg/hintrunner/zero/hintcode.go
@@ -124,8 +124,9 @@ ids.multiplicities = segments.gen_arg([len(positions_dict[k]) for k in output])`
 	padding = (inp + keccak_func(inp)) * _block_size
 	segments.write_arg(ids.keccak_ptr_end, padding)`
 	keccakWriteArgsCode              string = "segments.write_arg(ids.inputs, [ids.low % 2 ** 64, ids.low // 2 ** 64])\nsegments.write_arg(ids.inputs + 2, [ids.high % 2 ** 64, ids.high // 2 ** 64])"
-	compareKeccakFullRateInBytesCode string = "memory[ap] = to_felt_or_relocatable(ids.n_bytes >= ids.KECCAK_FULL_RATE_IN_BYTES)"
 	blockPermutationCode             string = "from starkware.cairo.common.keccak_utils.keccak_utils import keccak_func\n_keccak_state_size_felts = int(ids.KECCAK_STATE_SIZE_FELTS)\nassert 0 <= _keccak_state_size_felts < 100\noutput_values = keccak_func(memory.get_range(\nids.keccak_ptr - _keccak_state_size_felts, _keccak_state_size_felts))\nsegments.write_arg(ids.keccak_ptr, output_values)"
+	compareBytesInWordCode           string = "memory[ap] = to_felt_or_relocatable(ids.n_bytes < ids.BYTES_IN_WORD)"
+	compareKeccakFullRateInBytesCode string = "memory[ap] = to_felt_or_relocatable(ids.n_bytes >= ids.KECCAK_FULL_RATE_IN_BYTES)"
 
 	// ------ Dictionaries hints related code ------
 	dictNewCode                           string = "if '__dict_manager' not in globals():\n    from starkware.cairo.common.dict import DictManager\n    __dict_manager = DictManager()\n\nmemory[ap] = __dict_manager.new_dict(segments, initial_dict)\ndel initial_dict"
diff --git a/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint.go b/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint.go
index 6399e7f8c..4ec0f0b62 100644
--- a/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint.go
+++ b/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint.go
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ func GetHintFromCode(program *zero.ZeroProgram, rawHint zero.Hint, hintPC uint64
 		return createCompareKeccakFullRateInBytesNondetHinter(resolver)
 	case blockPermutationCode:
 		return createBlockPermutationHinter(resolver)
+	case compareBytesInWordCode:
+		return createCompareBytesInWordNondetHinter(resolver)
 	// Usort hints
 	case usortEnterScopeCode:
 		return createUsortEnterScopeHinter()
diff --git a/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint_keccak.go b/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint_keccak.go
index 8c27a445b..c5c099d87 100644
--- a/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint_keccak.go
+++ b/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint_keccak.go
@@ -528,3 +528,47 @@ func createBlockPermutationHinter(resolver hintReferenceResolver) (hinter.Hinter
 
 	return newBlockPermutationHint(keccakPtr), nil
 }
+
+// CompareBytesInWord hint compares a value to BYTES_IN_WORD constant, i.e., 8
+//
+// `newCompareBytesInWordHint` takes 1 operander as argument
+//   - `nBytes` is the value to be compared with BYTES_IN_WORD
+//
+// `newCompareBytesInWordHint` writes 1 or 0 to `ap` memory address depending on whether
+// `n_bytes` is lower than BYTES_IN_WORD or not
+func newCompareBytesInWordHint(nBytes hinter.ResOperander) hinter.Hinter {
+	return &GenericZeroHinter{
+		Name: "CompareBytesInWordHint",
+		Op: func(vm *VM.VirtualMachine, _ *hinter.HintRunnerContext) error {
+			//> python hint: ids.n_bytes < ids.BYTES_IN_WORD
+			//> JSON file hint: memory[ap] = to_felt_or_relocatable(ids.n_bytes < ids.BYTES_IN_WORD)
+
+			// n_bytes should fit into a uint64
+			// we cannot 100% exclude the possibility that it doesn't
+			nBytesVal, err := hinter.ResolveAsUint64(vm, nBytes)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			bytesInWord := uint64(8)
+			apAddr := vm.Context.AddressAp()
+			var resultMv memory.MemoryValue
+			if nBytesVal < bytesInWord {
+				resultMv = memory.MemoryValueFromFieldElement(&utils.FeltOne)
+			} else {
+				resultMv = memory.MemoryValueFromFieldElement(&utils.FeltZero)
+			}
+
+			return vm.Memory.WriteToAddress(&apAddr, &resultMv)
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func createCompareBytesInWordNondetHinter(resolver hintReferenceResolver) (hinter.Hinter, error) {
+	nBytes, err := resolver.GetResOperander("n_bytes")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return newCompareBytesInWordHint(nBytes), nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint_keccak_test.go b/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint_keccak_test.go
index 462d78648..8617d0cb0 100644
--- a/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint_keccak_test.go
+++ b/pkg/hintrunner/zero/zerohint_keccak_test.go
@@ -585,5 +585,25 @@ func TestZeroHintKeccak(t *testing.T) {
 					}),
 			},
 		},
+		"CompareBytesInWordHint": {
+			{
+				operanders: []*hintOperander{
+					{Name: "n_bytes", Kind: fpRelative, Value: feltUint64(5)},
+				},
+				makeHinter: func(ctx *hintTestContext) hinter.Hinter {
+					return newCompareBytesInWordHint(ctx.operanders["n_bytes"])
+				},
+				check: apValueEquals(feltUint64(1)),
+			},
+			{
+				operanders: []*hintOperander{
+					{Name: "n_bytes", Kind: fpRelative, Value: feltUint64(10)},
+				},
+				makeHinter: func(ctx *hintTestContext) hinter.Hinter {
+					return newCompareBytesInWordHint(ctx.operanders["n_bytes"])
+				},
+				check: apValueEquals(feltUint64(0)),
+			},
+		},
 	})
 }